LARGE CALIBER AMMUNITION

105mm Tank Ammunition

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS Canada) now offers one of the most advanced Mobile Gun System (MGS) training cartridges on the market today: the NATO qualified SRTPDS-T C148 and the SH/P-T C109A1. The C148 has a safety range of 8 km, making it one of the most effective tank training rounds of its kind. Both rounds can be fired from either a L7 or M68 tank cannon and is currently in service with the Canadian Armed Forces.

The 105 mm Short-Range Target-Practice Discarding-Sabot (SRTPDS-T) C148 cartridge is a NATO-qualified, low-cost training round. It can be fired from the L7 and M68 tank cannons and is currently in service with the Canadian Army.–

Muzzle Velocity: 1,590 m/s.

Ballistic Match with Operational APFSDS Projectile: to 2,500 m.

Tracer Visibility: to 2,500 m
Barrel Wear: Low.

Maximum Safety Range: 8,000 m.

Squash Head Practice, Tracer (SH/P-T) C109A1

The 105 mm Squash Head Practice Tracer (SH/PRAC-T) C109A1 cartridge is NATO-qualified and in-service with the Canadian Army. It does not use a spotting charge to prevent damage to pop-up targets. It can be fired from the L7 and M68 tank guns.–